Words
Words 2.0
Genre
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
100
What is the root of the word "rewrite"?
Write
100
What kind of words are: scale, scale scale: a tool used to calculate weight scale: to climb
Homonyms
100
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is made up and nonfiction is real.
100
A person or animal who takes part in the action of a story or literary work.
Characters
100
A comparison of two things, stating one thing is the other.
Metaphor
200
What is the prefix of the word "discontinued"
dis
200
What kind of words are: bass, bass Bass: a kind of fish Bass: a four stringed instrument that makes a deep sound
homographs
200
What kind of genre is set in a real time in history, may include real historical figures, but has some untrue events?
Historical Fiction
200
A struggle or problem between opposing characters or forces.
Conflict
200
A comparison of two things using like or as.
Simile
300
What is the suffix of the word "shopping"?
ing
300
What kind of words are: Flour, Flower Flour: a material used for baking Flower: a plant
homophones
300
A story about a person's life, written by that person.
Autobiography
300
The truth or lesson about life revealed in the work of literature.
Theme
300
A word used to create sound. (bonus for correct spelling)
Onomatopoeia
400
Name a synonym for the word "amazing"
spectacular, awesome, great, incredible (many more)
400
Define homophone
Two words that sound the same but have different spellings.
400
What genre are the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books?
Realistic Fiction
400
Building up of uncertainty or anxiety an author creates to cause a feeling in the reader.
Suspense
400
The repetition of the same sound in words that are close together.
Alliteration
500
Name an antonym for the word "respectful".
rude, disobedient, disrespectful, unkind, mean, (many more)
500
Define homograph
Two words that are spelled the same but sound different.
500
What genre are the "Harry Potter" books?
Fantasy
500
The perspective at which a story is told.
Point of View
500
A saying that is not to be taken literally.
Idiom
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